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    21 Things You Probably Shouldn't Microwave, But Somebody Did

    Sometimes imagination is a flaw.

    Hattie Soykan
    by Hattie Soykan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. A lava lamp.

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    This is a great way to paint the inside of your microwave if you find white to be boring.

    2. A CD.

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    Do this to your boyfriend's music collection when he loves it more than he loves you.

    3. Spray paint.

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    "Hey, Mike, what you up to today?" "Not much, might microwave some spray paint later."

    4. A watermelon.

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    How many watermelons do we need to sacrifice before people stop doing this one?

    5. Gummy bears.

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    I sincerely hope this person tried to drink this like soup and burned their tongue.

    6. Chewing gum.

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    If making Teletubby custard was their goal, they have succeeded.

    7. A light bulb.

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    Why?

    8. Soap.

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    This one is actually cool.

    9. A highlighter.

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    This is cool, too. You still shouldn't do it.

    10. A marshmallow.

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    There's no reason you shouldn't do this one. Magically making food into more of the same food is amazing.

    11. A glowstick.

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    "So we know that putting a glowstick in the freezer makes it dimmer. I bet sticking it in the microwave will make it super bright and definitely not explode in my face."

    12. An egg.

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    Sigh.

    13. Crisps.

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    I don't know why you'd want to shrink a packet of crisps but if you ever do, here's how! Somehow this seems like a fitting metaphor for how few crisps are actually in a packet.

    14. A phone.

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    No one should be allowed enough money to be able to afford to do this.

    15. An iPod case.

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    Spoiler: Nothing exciting happens to it.

    16. A furby.

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    Can't blame this person for trying to destroy an evil species.

    17. Elmo.

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    Furby is understandable. But what kind of monster hurts Elmo?

    18. Fireworks.

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    Does your mother know you microwave dangerous objects for fun on the internet?

    19. A dildo.

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    Cool life hack if artificial gonorrhoea is your kink.

    20. A cactus.

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    Maybe they were foolishly thinking of the good of the cactus by trying to achieve desert climate.

    21. And obviously, a microwave.

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    It's not meta. It's stupid.